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Table 4 Results obtained in obese hypertensive and normotensive patients

From: Obesity indices and inflammatory markers in obese non-diabetic normo- and hypertensive patients: a comparative pilot study

Parameters

Group A

Group B

Statistical significance p

 

N = 54

N = 11

 

SBP (mmHg)

139.2 ± 16.5

121.3 ± 9.9

p = 0.001

DBP (mmHg)

86.7 ± 9.5

81.1 ± 5.2

NS

HR (min -1 )

74.7 ± 10.1

77.8 ± 8.1

NS

WC (cm)

112.8 ± 11.5

106.6 ± 8.7

NS

WHR

0.95 ± 0.08

0.92 ± 0.05

NS

WHTR

0.69 ± 0.07

0.63 ± 0.06

p < 0.01

BMI (kg/m 2 )

36.5 ± 4.8

34.7 ± 3.1

NS

BAI

39.3 ± 7.4

35.0 ± 6.1

NS

VAI

2.1 ± 1.1

1.9 ± 1.0

NS

hs-CRP (mg/l)

2.8 ± 1.9

2.7 ± 2.5

NS

IL-6 (pg/ml)

14.6 ± 9.1

14.9 ± 7.3

NS

TNF-α (pg/ml)

6.2 ± 1.8

6.7 ± 1.9

NS

  1. SBP – systolic blood pressure, DBP – diastolic blood pressure.